University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 3 9 2012 02 20 Floristic study of Arjan-Parishan protected area in Fars province بررسی فلوریستیک منطقه حفاظت‌شده ارژن-پریشان در استان فارس 31 46 17423 EN Mehdi Dolatkhahi Biology Department, Payame Noor University, 19395-4697 Tehran, I. R. of Iran Yunes Asri Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-4566-1756 Ali Dolatkhahi Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Arjan-Parishan protected area with two very beautiful Parishan and Arjan wetlands is situated in the 60 km west of Shiraz in Fars province which covers an area of 60000 hectares. In this study, the flora, life form and geographical features of the protected area were investigated. In this area, a total of 393 species including 3 pteridophyta, 2 gymnosperma, 337 dicotyledons and 56 monocotyledons were identified. They belonged to 81 families and 268 genera. The following families had the highest number of species: Asteraceae, Papilonaceae, Poaceae, Brassicaceae, Apiaceae,and Boraginaceae. The following genera had the highest number of species: Astragalus, Juncus, Convolvulus, Anthemis and Plantago. 230 species (58.52%) were Irano-Turanian region. Therophytes with 215 species (54.70%) was the most frequent life form of the protected area. https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_17423_074f2485021816fadab95725172bad32.pdf